Its story

HIP 97159 has a visual magnitude of about 6.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 97159: right ascension 19h 44m 55s, declination −80° 5′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).

HIP 97159. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 97159, HD 184194, Gaia DR3 6360186312940536576. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.